Fire Festival – Third Window Films Limited Edition Blu-ray

UK IMPORT- REGION B: Requires a region B or region-free Blu-ray player for playback. 

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Release date: 12/07/2026

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World Bluray Debut of this masterpiece from director Mitsuo Yanagimachi (God Speed You! Black Emperor) which played in the 1985 Cannes Film Festival

When developers arrive in a rural, seaside village with plans to construct a marine park, the divide grows between the village fishermen and the woodmen, led by a solitary boorish lumberjack, Tatsuo, who engages in bizarre rituals to appease the mountain goddess that he worships. When the waters become polluted with oil, the villagers consider it an act of sabotage on the planned urban development and Tatsuo takes the blame for the incident. He is only able to redeem himself through a shocking act which is revealed at the “fire festival.” Based on a real-life incident, Himatsuri is a spare, disturbing reflection on the loss of humanity amidst the drive to modernization.

Limited Edition 1,000 copies only

Special Features

・Selected audio commentary from historian Alexander Jacoby

・Video Essay by Jasper Sharp

・Original Teaser and Trailer

Limited Edition slipcase (1,000 units) with artwork by Sean Wolcott and 12 page booklet with writing from Tony Rayns

Technical Specifications

• Picture: 1.85:1

• Audio: 2.0 Mono

• Language : Japanese

• Subtitles : English

• Running Time : 126 minutes

• Year : 1985

• Region : B